Ephigenie
MONTPETIT
Born
14 September 1827
,
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died
14 August 1880
,
Saint-Zotique, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
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Ephigenie MONTPETIT was born 14 September 1827 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
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Ephigenie married Benoni-Jeremie PROVOST 6 July 1847 in Saint-Polycarpe, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benoni-Jeremie PROVOST was born 16 July 1822 in Saint-Polycarpe, Québec, Canada. Benoni-Jeremie died 31 March 1899 in Saint-Zotique, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada.
Ephigenie MONTPETIT died 14 August 1880 in Saint-Zotique, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Ephigenie MONTPETIT
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Benoni-Jeremie PROVOST-- Date: 6 July 1847 Place: Saint-Polycarpe, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Benoni-Jeremie PROVOST-- Date: 6 July 1847 Place: Saint-Polycarpe, Canada EastSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Benoni-Jeremie PROVOST and Ephigenie MONTPETIT
Jean Baptiste PROVOST (b.19 March 1856, St Zotique, Quebec, Canada d. 9 April 1941, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada)m. Adele POIRIER 5 August 1878
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1827 Birth 14 September 1827
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Marriage / PartnerEphigenie MONTPETIT and Benoni-Jeremie PROVOST 6 July 1847, Saint-Polycarpe, Québec, Canada
She was 19 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1856 Birth of ChildJean Baptiste PROVOST was born 19 March 1856, St Zotique, Quebec, Canada
Ephigenie was 28 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1880 Death 14 August 1880
Saint-Zotique, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
She died at the age of 52.
Added: 10/9/2025 4:36:10 PM
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